The Frog Princess

by E.D. Baker

This book is a takeoff of the fairytale, The Princess and the Frog but instead of the frog turning into a prince, the princess turns into a frog! It all starts when Prince Jorge comes to visit, and the Princess Emeralda (or Emma) wants to get as far away from him as possible. She plans to go to the swamp; a place she thinks is magical. She fumbles around, scaring some dragonflies nearby. A frog who was going to catch them for his lunch gets very upset and they start to argue. The frog says he is Prince Eadric of Upper Montevista and a kiss will turn him back into a human. Emma does not believe him at all, and walks away.

She goes back to the palace to see her Aunt Grassna, a nice witch who has been teaching Emma magic. Though Emma is not the best at it, her Aunt is always kind, and never makes fun of her like her mom does. Emma asks her aunt about the frog, and Grassina says that a spell wouldn't be strong enough to change him back into a prince, so Emma is left with no choice.

She goes back to the swanp and kisses the frog (a better choice to kiss him than Jorge, right?) and feels tingly inside and a gray cloud fills her head. She opens her eyes to be no longer a princess but a green, wet, slimy frog!

I like this book because it is all about her adventures as a frog, from hopping to eating flies and worms. It is very funny and impossible to put down.

Anna B